Balanced Rock, Natural monolith in Arches National Park, Utah, United States

Balanced Rock is a 39-metre sandstone formation in Arches National Park: a 16.75-metre boulder of hard Slick Rock Member sits on a pedestal of softer Dewey Bridge Member. The whole structure weighs about 3,577 tons, the largest of its kind in the park, and stands beside the main road.

Balanced Rock consists of a hard Slick Rock Member cap of Entrada Sandstone resting on a softer Dewey Bridge Member pedestal that erodes faster, so the formation will eventually collapse. Its smaller companion, "Chip Off the Old Block", fell in the winter of 1975–76 through the same process.

The formation draws photographers and artists who capture how its appearance shifts throughout the day and seasons. It has become a defining image for everyone who visits the park.

A paved 0.25-mile (400 m) loop trail leads from the park's main road to the base of Balanced Rock and circles it. The formation stands about 9.2 miles (14.8 km) from the park entrance, right beside the road, so it can be seen without leaving the vehicle. The loop is open and exposed, with no shade along the way.

Balanced Rock had a smaller companion formation called "Chip Off the Old Block", which collapsed in the winter of 1975–76. The same erosion of the softer Dewey Bridge Member pedestal will eventually bring down Balanced Rock as well.